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Application software, also known as an application or an app, is computer software designed to help the user to perform specific tasks. Examples include enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players. Many application programs deal principally with documents. Apps may be bundled with the computer and its system software, or may be published separately. In recent years, the abbreviation "app" has specifically come to mean application software written for mobile devices, with the abbreviation in particular representing both the smaller size and smaller scope of the software (i.e. an app whose sole purpose is to display an image representation of the current weather).

Application software is contrasted with system software and middleware, which manage and integrate a computer's capabilities, but typically do not directly apply in the performance of tasks that benefit the user. The system software serves the application, which in turn serves...

The number of startups that have tried to reimagine email for mobile now seems almost as large as the number of unread emails many people probably have in their email apps. Mailbox, Boxer, Inbox, Tipbit, Cannonball. It goes on and on. At first blush,...

Fitness wristband trackers like Fitbit and Jawbone track your steps taken and calories burned, but then it's up to you to set goals and make improvements. But a new software program called KiQPlan works with your wearables and uses the collected data...

On the heels of Google's new Inbox app, the company rolled out on Monday a brand new Google Calendar app that cuts down on how much you have to manually enter event details. The app -- which is available today for devices running Android 5.0 Lollipop...

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